Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3216 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3216-MAX · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,181 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#12,844
Street price$69
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar75.09
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3216 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read840K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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